{"id":52650,"date":"2015-05-06T09:33:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T19:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=52650"},"modified":"2015-05-06T09:33:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T19:33:22","slug":"haleiwa-principal-named-one-americas-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/haleiwa-principal-named-one-americas-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Haleiwa Principal Named One of America’s Best"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time to add another jewel to Haleiwa Elementary School’s crown.<\/p>\n

After being named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2014, Haleiwa principal Malaea Wetzel has been selected as Hawaii’s 2015 National Distinguished Principal.<\/p>\n

John Brummel, complex area superintendent for Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua, noted Haleiwa’s impressive student achievement gains under Wetzel’s leadership.<\/p>\n

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Hawaii\u2019s National Distinguished Principal Malaea Wetzel (right) with DOE superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. PHOTO FROM OCEANIC TIME WARNER<\/p><\/div>\n

Wetzel became principal in 2009, when reading proficiency was at 77 percent and math was at 64 percent. The following year, scores shot up to 92 percent in read- ing and 99 percent in math.<\/p>\n

The school has been able to maintain those high scores ever since.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn four of the five years that she was principal, Haleiwa Elementary had the highest math scores in the state at an elementary school,\u201d said Brummel.<\/p>\n

\u201cMalaea takes a team approach in making decisions based upon data. She is very effective in using data and knowing when to give kids extra support. It’s a mark of a great leader when you know how to use the resources that you have effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n

In accepting the honor, Wetzel shared a deep appreciation for the work of many.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere’s no way I would be up here without my faculty, staff and family making me look good,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

National Distinguished Principals (NDP) program honors outstanding elementary and middle school administrators.<\/p>\n

NDP was established in 1984 to recognize principals who set high standards for instruction, student achievement, character and climate for the students, families and staffs in their learning communities.<\/p>\n

The program is adminis- tered locally by Hawaii Elementary and Middle School Administrators Association. Wetzel will be recognized along with other state winners Oct. 15 and 16 in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The event includes a U.S. Department of State reception, opportunities to discuss issues facing education today, and a black-tie awards dinner and dance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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